rparent32 writes "A woman in Hong Kong was released by a judge, who felt the nine months
she had already spent in jail was enough. She drugged her husband, and cut off his penis, when he arrived at their place to discuss a separation. I don't now about the laws in Hong Kong, but this sounds similar to a story in Vancouver, Canada. A women thought her husband was cheating on her, so she got her revenge by hacking off his penis. She was charged with common assault. This charge is usually reserved for such things a punching someone with a fist. She was convicted, and given probation."

Rams sent in this article from PaperClip Communications. It announces that Chestnut Hill College, a Catholic liberal arts college, will be ending its policy of admitting only women beginning in the Fall of 2003. The reason? "Declining interest in all-women’s institutions." CHC President Sister Carol Jean Vale said, "It was the most responsible decision we could make...I think a good number of the remaining women’s colleges will either merge with a larger institution or become coed."

Chivalry (or, the placement of women on a figurative pedestal) has long been blamed by feminism for women's inequality with men in a variety of areas, but is it also responsible for modern inequalities which directly affect men? Unequal sentencing for similar crimes all the way down to unequal pricing for goods and services could conceivably be blamed on this relic from ages old we call "chivalry." They say it's dead. Are they right? Join us at 9:30 p.m. EST for an online chat on the subject, and we'll attempt to determine the truth.

Eeva Sodhi writes "Mary Cleary, the spunky and ever so resourceful Irish woman who founded AMEN, suggests that as a postscript to November, celebrating "woman abuse" we need to declare the week of Dec. 3-9 as "Domestic Violence Against Men Awareness Week." I support her wholeheartedly. After all, we women need to demonstrate that we are WOMEN, not feminists who have invented the obscure term "gender."" So begins Eeva's essay on domestic violence. Please click Read More below to view the rest of her submission. Thanks, Eeva!

Wendy McElroy's latest Fox News column is interesting because it exposes how the radical feminist movement is getting miffed at Laura Bush's advocacy for Afghan women. McElroy writes that the reason for this is that "The left wing of feminism is desperate to own this issue. Voices like the Feminist Majority Foundation are trying to use the oppression of Afghan women in the same manner they exploit other international issues, such as the trafficking of women or working conditions in the Third World." It's not completely related to men's rights, but provides some insight into the feminist movement, whose tactics we should try to understand.

Neil Steyskal submitted this Washington Times article where Suzanne Fields makes some interesting comments on the concept of chivalry. She starts out by discussing the repealment of old fashioned laws based on chivalry but then comes to point out that in many ways chivalry has taken a new form in domestic violence laws. She ends by discussing the plight of Afghan women, and throughout the article, I had a hard time trying to figure out her position. You can reply to this article at letters@washingtontimes.com.

Someone at Hefty has responded to my complaint about their current commercial trashing men. Among other reasons they give for running this ad is the fact that they ran it through several focus groups, which found it "humorous." She does not tell me what the ratio of women to men in those focus groups were. She does, however, apologize for the offensiveness of the advertisement. Her letter (as well as my original) may be read by clicking Read More below.

Tony writes "You might find this interesting. The educational Statistics Quarterly did a study looking at trends in educational equity of girls and women. The quote I found most interesting is," Data show that in school an in college, females are now doing as well as or better than males in many of the indicators of educational attainment, and that the large gaps in educational attainment that once existed between men and women have significantly decreased or been eliminated altogether." I find it interesting that a study on women and girls mentions this fact."

Tony sent in this article from the Toronto Star which discusses the rising number of women being charged with domestic violence. In one case mentioned, a woman made 320 harassing phone calls to her estranged boyfriend in a span of two weeks. She even continued to call after the police warned her to stop. We reported on a similar situation a while back where a man created a web site called Psychoexgirlfriend.com and documented her calls on his site.

Neil Steyskal submitted this article about some women from Afghanistan who are challenging the U.S. media's portrayal that men are dominating tyrants in Afghan families. It was an excellent, rare article and we should praise the Washington Post for printing this story. Comment to: letters@washpost.com.

Dr. Matrix writes "Liz Claiborne's "love is not abuse" campaign against domestic violence includes a web site. The site suggests that men should be recognized "not only as perpetrators or potential offenders, but as bystanders who can confront abusive males," but directly acknowledges neither that women can be abusers nor the extent to which they are and...promulgates the stereotype that only men are abusers and only women are victims." Dr. Matrix included some quotes from the site that displayed this bias, which can be read in the Read More section of this story.

DaveW writes "Race and sex discrimination finally ends in the admissions process at the University of Georgia after a successful lawsuit by Atlanta attorney Lee Parks over reverse discrimination."

DaveW writes "Amidst all the anti-male hatred in the media, [there is] a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of a man giving his life to save strangers - a woman and a child he didn't even know." Randy Burris pushed a baby stroller out of the way of an oncoming car, and was hit instead. He died two days later and is an example of some of the self-sacrifice we take for granted from men these days.

Vince writes "Here, the intolerance of Tolerance.org is displayed. As usual, they don't mention any data whatsoever on battered men. Contact them through this page. Let's make them aware of their intolerance. Let's make them aware that men make up far more than the "5%" myth." Update: Neil Steyskal had also sent in a similar article from the Washington Times.

The Learning Channel Saturday night featured a documentary about a connection between a man's likelihood of contracting AIDS if he is uncircumcised. Scientists working in Africa found that men who were uncut were more likely get to the disease because of thin keratic cells on the inside of the foreskin. NOCIRC, an anti-circumcision group in the U.S., did not dispute the science, but maintained that a public policy encouraging circumcision is not a wise step. Instead, they said, this research should promote further research. Check tlc.com for their schedule and when this show will run again. WARNING: This documentary is graphic and does show the faces of young African boys as they are being circumcised. It also displays the removed foreskin of an adult man who had donated his foreskin to the AIDS research. Scott's note: Thanks also to nagzi for submitting this.